He ran as fast as he could to the gates. The majestic city gate was closed, and it was obvious that Tie Xuan had successfully mobilized his troops, and the city gate had also strengthened its defenses, and two layers of soldiers stood strictly from top to bottom. Jinan's city walls are known for being tall and strong; However, in Shen Ruoxiao's opinion, this height is still far inferior to the platform cliff on the north side of Yexiao Mountain, once he could jump up, once he also fell from it with the wooden swing, and the swing fell to his death. He jumped out of the darkness and jumped up the city wall, and before the soldiers defending the city could react, the autumn wind came out of its sheath and swept a large clearing with a hula, and then, he turned over and jumped off the high wall, and rushed to the road where he came.

The gates opened. The soldiers defending the city almost rushed out to cover him with shouts and screams. Shen Ruoyu untied the second-rate son, turned over and got on the horse, and the horse galloped towards the small inn where he came.

The inn is near. From a distance, Shen Ruoxiao saw that an army had surrounded the inn, and the flames were gathered, and there were probably hundreds of people. The pursuers behind him are still far away. He slowed his horse, approached quietly, hid behind a tree, and observed the inn's movements.

Tiehyun is clearly in front of the army. Shen Ruoliao couldn't see him, and the black-pressed soldiers blocked his sight with a torch. But he could clearly hear Tie Hyun's voice say:

"I have been ordered by the Son of Heaven to come and arrest the anti-king. Let's come out and surrender quickly, Your Royal Highness King Yan. There is no way back for you. ”

King Yan's voice came out of the inn, unusually calm, and even some outsiders were happy to watch the excitement.

"Keystone, I think you must have misunderstood, the Son of Heaven just personally made a trip for me, sent me across the river, and asked me to go back to Beiping, why would he send troops to arrest me now, saying that I am an anti-king?"

Tie Xuan said loudly: "Your Highness, don't deceive yourself anymore, Your Highness doesn't know, has your Chenglong fast son-in-law secretly denounced you?" ”

Zhu Di said leisurely: "It's not the first time that he sued me in front of the Son of Heaven. Whether his words are true or false, the Son of Heaven has his own holy judgment. But he has only been away for two or three hours, and even the gods can't run to the capital to sue the emperor at this time, he must have gone to find you, Lord Tie, right? Lord Tie then took the initiative to make the decision for the Son of Heaven and came to capture Gu? ”

Tie Xuan said: "Whatever His Highness says." In short, now, the lower officials must escort His Royal Highness to the capital to ask for guilt, in order not to hurt His Highness's face, it is better to ask His Highness to take the initiative to arrest him, and maybe he can also avoid the trouble of shackling the prisoner car. ”

"Oh? What if you are lonely? "Zhu Di seems interested." You will handcuff me, put me in a prison car, and escort me to Beijing. Then, when the Son of Heaven ascends to the court, he will naturally acquit me and release me in court. At that time, I'm afraid he will ask you about the sins of Lord Tie. ”

Tie Hyun smiled disapprehively, "That's nature; However, Tie Xuan can't control it so much, for the sake of the court, for the sake of Daming Sheji, I still have to ask His Royal Highness to suffer this grievance. ”

Zhu Di was quiet for a while, as if he was observing the movement outside from the window. Then he burst out laughing:

"There are a lot of people. In this case, it seems that Lone has no choice but to tie his hands and arrest him, otherwise what else can I do, I can't wait for you to set fire to the house. I'm not the only one in the inn, don't hurt the innocent. ”

Tie Xuan said: "Your Highness, rest assured. Even if we do do do it, we will never hurt the innocent. ”

"That's good. Lonely packed up and went out immediately. ”

Shen Ruoyu dismounted, climbed a tree, and looked nervously at the lonely little inn in the black-pressed soldiers. Zhu Di walked out of it, and Jin Zhong was not around. King Yan probably told Jin Zhong not to move.

Zhu Di walked up to Tie Xuan and smiled gracefully: "Do you need to take that uncomfortable prison car?" ”

"If Your Highness can be so honest all the way, I think you will probably feel very comfortable." Tie Hyun smiled, "Please get on your way." ”

Shen Ruo crouched on the tree, stood still, and waited for the army surrounding the inn to evacuate the inn with King Yan and Tie Xuan, and moved towards the direction of the city. He sneaked down the tree, ran to the inn, and when he saw Jin Zhong, he jumped up and covered his mouth, blocking him from screaming in horror behind him.

After Jin Zhong was taken aback, he stared at him angrily and said, "Why, you still don't think you cleaned up cleanly, so you came to pick up my leak?" ”

Shen Ruoliao said: "Sir, I don't have time to explain to you. If you still want to save the prince, listen to me, and now go to the stable, ride your own horse, take the prince's horse, and go along the road, and keep walking, without stopping. I'll go to save the prince right now, and we'll chase you when we get back." Don't stop and wait for us. ”

Jin Zhong looked at him suspiciously. "You better don't toss, it's not more convenient to tie me up directly to the court, die with King Yan, I will be happy, save yourself from playing that cat and mouse game by you, and make me die."

Shen Ruoyu paused and said, "I said sir!" What's the use of saying this now, you say? Don't blame me for saying something ugly, just with your skills, do you have the ability to save the prince? Only I can save him. You can only help me now, if you really have a prince in your heart, you shouldn't tear down my platform. ”

"Really?" Jin Zhong said coldly, "I hope you are telling the truth, I won't help you dismantle the prince's platform instead." ”

Shen Ruoyu was helpless and said, "Whatever you want." Anyway, I don't have time to say more. If you want, help me get the horse on the road. Thank you very much. ”

After saying that, he turned around and ran out of the inn, flew on the second-rate son, and caught up with the hundreds of soldiers and horses. They didn't go very far. However, the pursuers who had come from the city gate had already caught up, shouting to the city as they sped up. Shen Ruoyu galloped over, pulled out the autumn wind, rushed into the black pressed team, and rushed towards Zhu Di in the center of the torch, shouting with all his strength:

"I, Shen Ruoxiao, went into the city to pick up girls--King Yan is not guilty-"

The army was in an uproar, and immediately set up a formation of layers of encirclement, and spears and spears attacked intensively. Shen Ruoxiao's arm crossed a lightning-like arc, and the autumn wind blew a strong whirlwind, instantly sweeping away the land within a square radius; The second-rate son was even more brave, desperately just rushing forward, invincible with his long sword, and quickly broke through the encirclement and arrived in front of Zhu Di. Shen Ruoyu stretched out his hand to pull Zhu Di, but Zhu Di dodged back and looked at him coldly. Shen Ruoyu was slightly stunned, and an arrow whizzed past his face, and he was taken aback. The pursuers had already arrived and immediately joined the battle. Two rows of crossbowmen stood on the periphery and fired arrows at him. He had several times more enemies to deal with at the moment, more from the air. While the autumn wind kept waving away the rain of arrows and soldiers in all directions, he shouted anxiously to Zhu Di:

"Lord Wang, get on the horse!"

Zhu Di said coldly: "Sell me to the imperial court, how many ingots of gold can I get?" ”

Shen Ruoyu was anxious, knowing that King Yan had misunderstood him, so he grabbed Zhu Di's arm in desperation, and couldn't help but say that he was going to pull him on the horse. Zhu Di is also infinitely powerful, standing on the ground like a nailed stake, just dead and immovable.

Tie Xuan rushed up at this time, blocked in front of him, and said with a smile:

"Ruoxiao, you made the right choice. You know the righteousness, the Son of Heaven will reward you heavily, and the people of the world will take you as an example, and you will not regret it. ”

Shen Ruoyu said coldly: "Brother Dingshi, you better hurry home and save Miss Liu." ”

Tie Xuan was stunned when he heard this. Shen Ruo bypassed him suddenly, and went to catch King Yan again. In the short moment Tie Xuan interrupted him, King Yan had already been snatched away by the soldiers, and he was surrounded by several layers. The overwhelming rain of arrows hit again. The autumn wind swayed among the countless torches, and blood splashed. He already had to kill him.

The encirclement is getting denser and denser, tighter and tighter, more and more, countless layers have been broken, but there seem to be countless soldiers in front of him who are surrounded again, the tide is general, the fire is general, he feels that his eyes are almost blind, but he can't find where Yan Wang is for a long time. Finally, at a glance, he caught a glimpse of a long, flowing black beard among the surrounding soldiers. After two eyes, the long beard has not moved. Shen Ruoyu was determined to have a goal, and fought hard, and sure enough, it was Zhu Di standing there. While resisting the rain of bullets and arrows in all directions, he shouted almost pleadingly:

"Lord Wang, get on the horse!"

Tie Xuan rushed over at this moment, wielding a long sword and slashing at him. For a literati, such martial arts are already the extreme. However, for Shen Ruoyu, it is not worth mentioning. He let Tie Xuan go, reached out and grabbed Zhu Di, and was about to pull him onto the horse. Tie Xuan stabbed with his sword, Shen Ruoyu swung his sword away from the autumn wind, and shouted at Zhu Di:

"Lord Wang, get on the horse, why are you still stunned!"

At this moment, the rain of arrows has become more intensive. Because Shen Ruoyu caught Zhu Di, he didn't know who the arrows were aimed at, and they shot at Zhu Di one after another. Zhu Di finally couldn't bear it, grabbed Shen Ruoliao's arm, turned over and was about to get on the horse. Tie Xuan's sword stabbed at Shen Ruoyu's left arm at this time. Once he let go, this sword was bound to stab King Yan. The swords, guns, and spears of the besieging soldiers were also on the horse's belly at this moment, and the autumn wind swept across the attack, and the swirling air currents swept away the swarming arrows. Zhu Di got on the horse smoothly, and the tip of Tie Xuan's sword had reached the crook of his arm. The autumn wind was sweeping to Tie Xuan's shoulder, and seeing that the Shandong Counselor was about to cut it into two from his shoulder, Shen Ruoyu suddenly withdrew his hand, allowing Tie Xuan's sword to drive straight in, stabbing his left arm through.

Tie Hyun was taken aback and drew his sword, blood splattering his face. Shen Ruoyu gritted his teeth and didn't say a word, kicked the horse's belly violently, continued to sway the autumn wind, and broke out. Soon, he found that Zhu Di, who was sitting in the back, also drew out the Flying Sun Sword and fought side by side with him. The two of them fought for a long time, and finally fought a bloody way, broke through the encirclement, and led the angry pursuers behind them, and rushed down the road together.

After a long time, the pursuers gradually fell behind, farther and farther away. Shen Ruoyu continued to catch up with the second-rate son, looking through the autumn water, and looking at whether there were Jin Zhong and two horses on the road ahead.

His left arm was still bleeding profusely, and the pain was piercing to the bone. He couldn't hold back and didn't dare to make a sound, a little dizzy. Zhu Di sat in the back, watching all his reactions coldly, and he didn't say a word.

Slowly it dawned. I still can't see Jin Zhong's shadow on the road. It was dark in front of him, Shen Ruoyu only felt more and more dizzy, and finally couldn't support it anymore, so he fell headlong from the horse.

He fell to the ground, rolled a few times, stopped, lay unconscious for a while, and then, slowly sobering up, he felt a man walk up to him and crouch down.

"Who is this sword sold to? Iron Keystone, or Lonely? ”

Zhu Di's voice was a little ethereal, but it was still very clear.

Shen Ruoyu did not speak. He opened his eyes and saw King Yan's face in front of him. It was bright, not so dark. There still seemed to be a large area of torch light dangling in front of me. The blood is still flowing. The entire left arm is immobile.

Zhu Di tore off a strip of cloth from his clothes and tied up his wound firmly.

"Rest assured, out of the way. This kind of injury is often seen on the battlefield, and I have seen it a lot. You're still young, you'll be fine. ”

Shen Ruoyu gritted her teeth and said nothing. Zhu Di observed him carefully.

"It hurts, doesn't it? I couldn't help but shout, there's nothing to be ashamed of. ”

Shen Ruoyu closed his eyes and said softly, "I deserve it." ”

Zhu Di smiled softly. "You're such a stunned boy, ridiculously stupid." He said, "It's okay now, but I'll take care of you alone." You can't be too righteous as a man, now you have a lesson. ”

King Yan picked up the injured boy, jumped on the horse, and continued to run along the road. At this time, suddenly a person on the road in front of him shouted and ran down:

"Your Highness, Your Highness—"

"Mr. Kim!" Zhu Di was overjoyed, "Why are you here?" ”

Jin Zhong rode to King Yan and ran in front of him, holding another horse in his hand.

"Great, you're finally out of danger. Shen Ruoyu told me that he was going to save you and let me take the horse first. I walked for a while, and I was really uneasy, so it was nice to turn around and look back. ――Is this Yi Binlang? What's wrong with him? ”

Zhu Di said: "The silly boy is in love with Tie Keystone, there is no way." Luckily, I was heavier in his heart. Let's hurry up, although this injury is not fatal, but this arm can't be saved after a long time, so let's go home as soon as possible and let Lord Yao show him. ”

He looked down at Shen Ruoyu and asked, "What's the matter, can you ride a horse yourself?" Do you need me to take you with you? ”

Shen Ruoyu worked hard, struggled to sit up, and said, "I can." Isn't it just an arm? Nothing serious. ”

Zhu Di was a little funny and a little helpless. He changed into his own horse and rode side by side with Shen Ruoxiao, getting very close, for fear that this rickety boy would fall headlong.

"I'll tell you a story," he said, "and distract you, thinking about the wound, which will hurt more and more." If you think about something else, you'll forget about the pain. ”

Shen Ruoyu couldn't help but say bitterly: "What story? ”

"The story you're very interested in," Zhu Di said, "I've wanted to tell you a long time ago, but the time has not been ripe." Now, it's time for you to know. Hearing the end will blow your mind. Have you heard of the person of Bazara Valmi, the king of Yuanliang? ”

"King Yuanliang? Is it the one who guards Bianliang? ”

Zhu Di shook his head. "That's also a King of Liang, but King Aruwen of Liang, the father of the former Yuan Privy Envoy Chakhan Timur, and the grandfather of King Baobao of Henan. Aruwen is an old and incompetent old man, his children and grandchildren have made great contributions to the former Yuan court, desperately defending the land of the Yuan Dynasty, he sits in Bianliang Kaifeng, only waiting for Xu Da's Northern Expedition army to arrive, and then give up the whole of Henan. The king of Yuan Liang I am talking about is the king of Liang who guarded Yunnan, Bazara Valmi, who is much more prosperous than Aruwen.

"Bazara Valmi is the descendant of the fifth son of Kublai Khan, the ancestor of the Yuan dynasty, the king of Yunnan Hugechi, after the king of Liang, he still inherited the duties of his ancestors, stationed in Yunnan, is a very talented person, diligent and loving the people, and the grace and power are both governed, and the governance of Yunnan is also very good. In the twenty-third year of Yuan Zhizheng, Ming Yuzhen proclaimed himself emperor in Shu and sent troops to attack Yunnan three times. Bazara Valmi married his daughter to the Dali chieftain Duan Degong, so he borrowed Dali soldiers, defeated Ming Yuzhen's army, and defended Yunnan. Later, Xu Da conquered the capital of Yuan, our Beiping, and Emperor Yuan Shun fled north to Shangdu, and then fled into the desert in one breath, and the Yuan Dynasty perished. But in the heart of this Liang king Bazara Valmi, the world is still the world of the Yuan Dynasty, he is in Yunnan as before, and he sent envoys to the Saiwai to pay tribute to the Northern Yuan Emperor, and still adheres to the festival of people and ministers.

"After Emperor Taizu Gao pacified Sichuan, because the mountains and rivers in Yunnan were far away, he didn't want to use troops, so he sent envoys to King Liang many times to surrender. King Liang treated the envoys with courtesy and courtesy, and resolutely refused to surrender. Emperor Gao saw that there was no hope of persuasion, and finally in the fourteenth year of Hongwu, he ordered Fu Youde to be the general of the expedition to the south, and Lan Yu and Mu Ying to be the deputy generals of the left and right, and sent more than 100,000 troops to conquer Yunnan. And before that, Bazara Valmi killed his son-in-law Duan Degong because of suspicion, so he lost the assistance of the Dali soldiers. His subordinate Situ Pingzhang Darima was then defeated and captured by Mu Ying in the battle of Qujing, so far, King Liang understood that he was no longer able to fight against the Ming army, so he set fire to all his family wealth, ordered his wife, concubines and children to commit suicide in Dianchi, and then killed himself with the left and right Ercheng. You already know the result of this battle to conquer the south, Yunnan has since entered the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and the defenders of Yunnan have changed from the Liang king Bazara Valmi to the Xiping Marquis Muying. Of course, Lone also picked up an unexpected benefit from Zhongbai, that is, Ma Sanbao, who has a good relationship with you. I talked to Sanbao about this history, and he told me that in fact, before Hongwu's 14th year of expedition to the south entered Yunnan, although the family lived in poverty, they were still happy and peaceful. However, the war ruined the lives of their entire family, as well as countless families in Yunnan. In all fairness, this Liang King Bazara Valmi is definitely a capable minister and loyal minister of the Yuan Dynasty, but it is a pity that he was born at the wrong time.

"There is also a mysterious legend about the king of Yuanliang, Bazara Valmi, which has not been confirmed to be true or false. After Xu Da conquered Dadu, he did not find the jade seal of the country in the Yuan Palace, and some people speculated that Emperor Yuan Shun fled with the jade seal. Emperor Yuan Shun was still the emperor in the desert outside the Saiwai, and the rulers of the Yuan Dynasty did not think that they had lost the country, so it was unlikely that they would destroy the jade seal, and the statement that they fled with them is more credible. Later, Lan Yu made several expeditions to the north of the desert, broke the Yuan camp, and captured countless treasures and palace people of the Yuan Palace, even including the concubines of the Yuan Lord, but the jade seal of the country has been missing. Later, I learned from the mouth of a palace person that as early as the first month of the third year of Hongwu, on the eve of Emperor Yuan Shun's death, the heir was not established, and he felt that the national treasure was difficult to support. The statement of this palace man has not been confirmed, because the war to conquer the south has long ended, and Yunnan has been pacified for many years, whether it is Fu Youde, Lan Yu and Mu Ying, or Mu Chun of his heir, Xiping Marquis, no one has ever found any clues of the jade seal of the country. It is possible that the loyal King of Liang hid the jade seal of the country so well that no one knows about it except himself, so no one has been able to find it so far; Of course, it is also possible that this statement is simply false. But in any case, the jade seal of the country is still nowhere to be found, and the father is still regretting this matter on his deathbed. The theory that the jade seal is hidden in Yunnan has also become popular, and the population has passed it on to believe. ”

Zhu Di paused and looked at Shen Ruoyu. Shen Ruoyu was listening intently, his expression a little confused, and a little expectant.

He smiled and continued: "So later, a Yanfu painter painted a picture scroll, which depicted the landscapes and scenery of Sichuan and Yunnan, among which was this fateful jade seal. In order to hide people's eyes, the jade seal is painted very secretly, even more secretly than Bazaravar's secret. At the same time, in order to further lead the viewer astray, the scene of the carriage and horse honor guard and banquet of the characters was specially added to the landscape, and the central figure was dressed in the crown of the prince and wore a crown of nine ears on his head, with an elegant demeanor and a young and beautiful appearance. That is the eleventh brother of Lone, and this picture scroll is also named "The King of Shu Enters the River". ”

Shen Ruoyu trembled violently. "Lord Wang?!"

Zhu Di smiled a little proudly. "I'm not wrong, you're really surprised."

Shen Ruoyu looked at Zhu Di in shock, and muttered incredulously: "Lord Wang, it turns out that you have had the idea of raising troops from the beginning, and you have had it since the current Son of Heaven was still the emperor's grandson, and you have already had ......."

Zhu Di said calmly: "That's nature. Do you think Lone is the kind of person who thinks of raising troops when he is cornered by others? I am living for my ideals, not for the sake of living. If it is the latter, then my army is doomed. ”

Shen Ruoxiao turned his head and did not speak, his thin lips were pursed, his sword eyebrows were deeply locked, his right hand was holding the autumn wind tightly, and his left hand was holding the reins of the horse hard, looking at the road ahead, and fell into deep thought.

Zhu Di quietly observed his injured arm holding the reins, and smiled secretly.